Russia continues to invade Ukraine, a country with a military budget smaller of city-state Singapore – but the Ukrainians have proven resourceful in acquiring military supplies. Now, Reuters reports that an auto shop has stopped repairing cars and is instead adapting Russian military weapons for use by the Ukrainian military.
Here’s a little more from the story:
Oleksandr Fedchenko said he discussed it with employees at his auto repair shop after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, wondering how they could help defeat local forces.
“It turns out that there are people who work at our store who know how firearms work,” he said.
Ukrainian forces have stripped large quantities of Russian heavy machine guns and other weapons from armored vehicles they have destroyed in the three weeks since the Kremlinmlin launched what it called a special military operation in Ukraine.
The biggest problem is that, while Russia has a formidable military force, Ukrainian soldiers mainly fight on the ground. A giant machine gun from an armored vehicle was clearly unusable for a person passing through the streets, so Fedchenko assembled a team of welders and engineers, providing them with drafts to show him. I think this weapon can be changed, and launched. space experts to do the job.
This is another example of Ukrainian ingenuity in the face of this ongoing conflict. ONE Russian EV company outsourcing its key components to a Ukrainian company had to deal with chargers displaying anti-Russian messages. Ukrainian trucks have started Urgent shipping to conflict zones. A Ukrainian sailor allegedly tried to sink the Russian owner’s yacht. And there are many stories about the average Ukrainian the peasants happened to buy Russian tanks. It only makes sense that they would also start switching weapons.
